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The Royals set a club record for doubles in one game, hitting seven while defeating the Twins, 7-1. Al Cowens contributed two doubles to the attack, while Amos Otis, Darrell Porter, Fred Patek, Hal McRae and Tom Poquette hit one apiece. [The Sporting News] Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 1Game Played on Friday, June 17, 1977 (Night game) at Royals StadiumTwins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 2 Royals 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 x - 7 12 1 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hisle lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Zdeb lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .383 Poquette ph,lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .327 Bostock cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .341 Brett 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .281 Adams rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .328 McRae dh 4 0 2 2 0 0 .278 Ford ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Cowens rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 .312 Cubbage 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Kusick ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Chiles dh 2 0 0 1 0 0 .263 Patek ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 .262 Terrell ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Porter c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .277 Wynegar c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 White 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .228 Smalley ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Colborn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilfong 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Randall ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Zahn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 1 5 1 2 3 Totals 35 7 12 7 3 2 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 24,436 Left on Base: Twins 6, Royals 7 DP: Twins 0, Royals 0 Errors: Hisle, Adams, White Doubles: Cubbage (10), Cowens 2 (15), Otis (8), Porter (9), Patek (12), McRae (18), Poquette (12) Triples: Carew (13) Caught Stealing: McRae (6) Sacrifice Flies: Chiles (2) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zahn L(6-5) 2.2 7 3 3 1 1 0 15 4.31 Schueler 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 10 4.86 Holly 3.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 13 6.37 Totals 8 12 7 6 3 2 0 38 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Colborn W(7-7) 6.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.17 Mingori 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 9 2.15 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 3 0 34 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans TWINS 1ST: Hisle flied out to center; Carew flied out to left; Bostock singled to center; Adams reached on an error by White [Bostock to second]; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Zdeb flied out to right; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); McRae grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. TWINS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Wynegar grounded out (first to pitcher); Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens doubled to center; Mayberry singled to center [Cowens to third]; Otis reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens out at home (third to catcher), Mayberry to second]; Patek singled to center [Mayberry to third, Otis to second]; Porter walked [Mayberry scored, Otis to third, Patek to second]; White was called out on strikes; Zdeb forced Patek (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. TWINS 3RD: Wilfong flied out to right; Hisle popped to second; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1. ROYALS 3RD: Brett singled to left [Brett to third (error by Hisle)]; McRae singled to right [Brett scored]; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cowens doubled to left; Mayberry popped to shortstop; Otis doubled to left [Cowens scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Patek flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. TWINS 4TH: Bostock flied out to center; Adams grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3. ROYALS 4TH: Porter doubled to center; White singled to right [Porter scored, White to third (error by Adams)]; POQUETTE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Poquette grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (first to second) [White scored (unearned)]; McRae popped to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. TWINS 5TH: POQUETTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Chiles flied out to center; Wynegar flied out to center; Smalley singled to center; Wilfong flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 5. ROYALS 5TH: Cowens walked; Mayberry popped to first; Otis flied out to right; Patek doubled to left [Cowens scored]; HOLLY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 6. TWINS 6TH: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 6. ROYALS 6TH: White grounded out (pitcher to first); Poquette walked; Brett grounded out (first unassisted) [Poquette to second]; McRae doubled to left [Poquette scored]; Cowens popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 7. TWINS 7TH: Adams singled; Cubbage doubled to right [Adams to third]; Chiles hit a sacrifice fly to right [Adams scored]; Wynegar walked; MINGORI REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Wynegar was picked off first (pitcher to first); Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Otis flied out to right; Patek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 7. TWINS 8TH: RANDALL BATTED FOR WILFONG; Randall grounded out (second to first); Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew tripled; Bostock walked; FORD BATTED FOR ADAMS; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 7. ROYALS 8TH: RANDALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Porter flied out to right; White grounded out (third to first); Poquette doubled to right; Brett popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 7. TWINS 9TH: KUSICK BATTED FOR CUBBAGE; Kusick struck out; TERRELL BATTED FOR CHILES; Terrell grounded out (third to first); Wynegar flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 7. |
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